We’re Gonna Geek This Mother Out
By Ross Singer I am not much of a book reader. I have a home computer. It has a working internet connection. Any interest I have... Read More
W-E-B-S-I-T-E, Find Out What It Means To Me
By Brett Bonfield It’s interesting how many people don’t really understand the concept of open source. People often describe freeware as open source, or they’ll describe... Read More
A Look at Librarianship through the Lens of an Academic Library Serials Review
By Annette Day and Hilary Davis Talk to any librarian or library vendor and you’ll hear the same thing – the global economic downturn is hitting hard. Libraries... Read More
Editorial: What Not to Do When Applying for Library Jobs
By Editorial Board This week we decided to do a “collective wisdom” post about job hunting mistakes. This is an issue affecting every librarian, whether you’ve... Read More
A Conversation with Char Booth
Welcome to a special audio edition of In the Library with the Lead Pipe. Ellie Collier talks to Char Booth, E-Learning Librarian at the University... Read More
All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go: A Survey of ALA Emerging Leaders
By Kim Leeder If you want to start a passionate conversation, ask a past Emerging Leader (EL) about their experience in the ALA Emerging Leaders program.... Read More
Why We Should Adopt ALAConnect: A brief review and rumination on ALA’s new online community
By Emily Ford So ALA has joined the ranks of two point oh. Last month it rolled out ALAConnect, a service influenced by Ning, LinkedIn, Facebook,... Read More
A Conversation with Kristin Antelman
By Brett Bonfield Only a few information technology organizations predict the future by inventing it.1 One of the canonical examples is Xerox PARC, which in the... Read More
Social Proof: A Tool for Determining Authority
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome another guest author, Steve McCann! Steve is a Digital Projects Librarian specializing in information... Read More
Are You Worth It? What Return on Investment Can and Can’t Tell You About Your Library
“The indicators that served as benchmarks in the past, such as number of volumes and number of journal subscriptions, are no longer sufficient because of... Read More